Operation Manual

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Contents
Before Use
Standard Accessories ...............................5
Names and Functions of Components......6
About the Lens........................................12
Preparation
Attaching/Detaching the Lens .................15
Attaching the Shoulder Strap ..................17
Charging the Battery ...............................18
• Approximate operating time and
number of recordable pictures ..........21
Inserting and Removing the Card (optional)/
the Battery...............................................24
About the Card ........................................25
• About cards that can be used
with this unit......................................25
• Approximate number of recordable
pictures and operating time ..............26
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set).................28
Basic
Selecting the [REC] Mode.......................30
Taking a Still picture................................32
• How to set focus when taking
a still picture (AFS/AFC) ...................32
• Taking Pictures with Your Favourite
Settings (Programme AE Mode).......34
• Taking pictures using the Touch
Shutter function.................................37
Playing Back Pictures .............................38
• Changing the information displayed
on the playback screen.....................39
Recording Motion Picture........................43
• How to set focus when recording
a motion picture (Continuous AF) .....43
• Recording Motion Picture..................44
Playing Back Motion Pictures..................46
Taking Pictures using the Automatic Function
(Intelligent Auto Mode)....................................48
Deleting Pictures .....................................53
Setting the Menu .....................................55
• Setting menu items ...........................56
Setting the Quick Menu ...........................58
About the Setup Menu.............................60
Recording
Switching the display of the LCD Monitor ...67
• Switching the Information Displayed
on the recording screen ....................67
Taking Pictures with the Zoom ................69
• Using the Optical Zoom/
Using the Extra Tele Conversion (EX)/
Using the Digital Zoom......................69
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash......71
• Switching to the appropriate
flash setting.......................................71
Optical Image Stabilizer ..........................76
Compensating the Exposure ...................78
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode...........79
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket ........81
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer..........83
Setting the Method used to Focus
(AF Mode) ...............................................85
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus.........91
Adjusting the White Balance ...................93
Setting the Light Sensitivity .....................98
Taking Pictures by Specifying the Aperture/
Shutter Speed .............................................100
• Aperture-priority AE.........................100
• Shutter-priority AE ...........................100
Taking Picture by Setting the Exposure
Manually ................................................102
Using the function button.......................104
• Fixing the Focus and the Exposure
(AF/AE Lock)...................................105
• Confirm the Effects of Aperture and
Shutter Speed (Preview Mode).......106